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30/8/2020 at 1:22pm
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When I was planning my last tent upgrade back in 2015, I seriously considered a Karsten, and spent hours at the tent display at Camping Travel Store (CTS) looking at different sizes and configurations.
However, I decided against it and upgraded to a better quality Dutch pyramid tent instead from ESVO (also purchased via CTS), sticking with what I already know, instead of having to learn a whole new set of pitching instructions.
Also, the Karsten configuration (a 350) that I would like would have cost a lot more than my all singing and dancing ESVO Bedouin with all the extras. Another reason against the Karsten was my reservation with regard to its weight.
However, Karsten's build quality is second to none, and I have yet to hear about a burst tube with a Karsten, unlike Vango. They are expensive for certain, however, quality and peace of mind comes at a price, IMHO.
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Quote: Originally posted by Francais on 28/8/2020
Having visited a Karsten tent display, I can verify that no other inflatable tent comes near, windows or no windows.
The tubes on the Karsten are inflated to around 55psi, compared to the poxy 12psi (Outwell) 7psi (Vango) of other inflatable tents, that alone says it all for me.
LOL Why is bigger always better with you Francais! 
I've still got the original inflatable tent, a Pneumatic Tent Company (PTC) Igloo from the 1960's, and I don't recall that requiring excessively high pressure, my modern Kampa air awning is one of those 'dreadful' (in your view) low pressure (9psi) jobs, both work perfectly well and do everything that is required of them. End of!
If Karsten or others choose a different, high pressure route, so be it, but do they really work any better for it! I suspect their reasoning is that they can use smaller diameter tubes, it's a different approach but not automatically 'better' solution. Low pressure tube tents and awnings from a multitude of manufacturers must outnumber Karsten high pressure tubes ten's of thousands to one - I think that's called 'well proven technology!'
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no need to apologise, we all like different things, that’s what makes walking round a campsite interesting looking at everyone’s set up 😀
